Just like any ordinary rural man, if it wasn’t truly impossible to find a bride, who would want one that’s lazy and cunning?
Zhao Qiliang had been silent while Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan kept going back and forth, persuading him until he felt that besides the buzzing in his ears, he couldn’t take in anything else.
All of a sudden, he turned and walked away; he didn’t want to lay eyes on them anymore!
Chuxia married into a good Husband’s Family, how jealous must this mother and daughter be?
When Chuxia’s Husband’s Family encountered trouble, how much schadenfreude must they feel?
He really was a fool, always remembering the good and forgetting the bad!
What he wanted to do most now was to run to Luo Xiaoqiong and apologize to her earnestly!
When he tried to leave, Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan certainly wouldn’t let him get his way; mother and daughter each grabbed him tightly, letting him drag them as they moved forward, but they refused to let go.
Left with no choice, Zhao Qiliang turned his head around: "Let go!"
"No!" Zhao Qiyan shook her head and pouted, "Big brother, if you don’t save me and mom, we really have nowhere to go."
"The path you took was your own choice, and being at your wits’ end is your own doing," Zhao Qiliang’s gaze grew cold, "Do you think I’m a fool?
You are selfish and greedy, only thinking about taking advantage, but you blame others for everything. Whether it’s Chuxia or the man just now, you show no compassion to relatives or strangers alike. Since you are heartless towards others, you can’t blame them for being heartless towards you."
"Unless one day, Chuxia personally tells me that she doesn’t mind everything you’ve done to her and that she has received your compensation, I might help you. But for now, Chuxia is actually in distress, so think about it and decide whether you want to find her or not."
After Zhao Qiliang finished speaking, he broke free from the mother and daughter and quickly went downstairs. He didn’t leave but went to the man’s room instead.
"This three dollars is compensation for your loss..." Zhao Qiliang gave the man all the money in his pocket, "Let’s put an end to today’s affair, from now on, just pretend you don’t know them."
"No need, no need..." The man had already changed his clothes and taken a bath, looking much more refreshed. He pushed the money back to Zhao Qiliang with a light sigh, "If anyone’s to take responsibility for the incident, it shouldn’t be you.
Actually, if that woman had apologized to me first, I wouldn’t have said anything. I didn’t let her move because she started cursing furiously. Later, when I said I would hold her accountable, that’s when she began to apologize—the part you heard when you came over."
"I can just wash my clothes, it won’t hinder me from wearing them again. I wouldn’t feel right taking your money. Rest assured, I’ll let this go out of respect for you, and I promise, I’ll act as if I don’t know them from now on."
"Please, accept it, I mean it," Zhao Qiliang smiled at the man, "You can’t choose your relatives, and I’m profoundly grateful that you understand."
"Comrade in the army, you’re a good man." The man grinned with a candid smile, "Alright, I’ll take the money. But just one dollar is enough, if you insist any further, you’ll be undermining my honor."
"May I know your name?" Zhao Qiliang asked.
"You’re also surnamed Lin?" Zhao Qiliang couldn’t help but palm his forehead, "I’m starting to think there are an awful lot of people with the surname Lin. In fact, I’m beginning to wonder if the order of the Hundred Family Surnames should move Lin to the front..."
"Just a coincidence, hehe..."
"My uncle by marriage is surnamed Lin, and the woman you argued with is also surnamed Lin, hehe..." Zhao Qiliang handed him a note, "This is my address in the unit, I’m currently serving a year and a half as a Squad Leader. If something comes up that you think I can help with, just find me there, I’ll do my utmost."
The man’s eyes twinkled, he smiled, "Okay, I believe we’ll see each other again."
"Then I’ll take my leave, we’ll meet again in the future."
"We’ll meet again in the future."
Zhao Qiliang walked out of the hotel’s main entrance and went some distance ahead. Suddenly, Lin Xiaohua and her daughter emerged from nowhere, grabbing him from both sides without speaking.
"Are you planning to force me?" Zhao Qiliang looked at them speechlessly, "It’s no use, but if you insist on following me, let’s go to the police station. I’ll tell them what Auntie did to that man, and as to whether they will charge Auntie with hooliganism, it’ll be a matter of luck."
"Qiliang..." Lin Xiaohua had panic rising in her eyes, "Are you really that heartless?"
"Being kind to someone like you is being cruel to myself," Zhao Qiliang smiled at the mother and daughter, "Ever heard of the Farmer and the Snake? If I help you again, I’m the farmer."
"I haven’t heard that story," Lin Xiaohua looked at her daughter, "Yanyan, have you?"
Zhao Qiyan quickly shook her head: "No."
"I’m not free to tell you stories. If you haven’t heard it, find out for yourselves. I saw it on my way here, the police station is right ahead, let’s go." Zhao Qiliang said while starting to move, and the mother and daughter, frightened, let go of him simultaneously.
"Big brother really has no conscience."
"Yeah, watching us mother and daughter die and doing nothing about it."
"If something happens, I won’t rest even as a vengeful ghost, I won’t forgive Lin Chuxia and Zhao Qiliang."
"Yanyan, don’t talk so negatively,"
Hearing the conversation faintly behind him, Zhao Qiliang’s lips curled slightly as he continued forward. When he arrived at the entrance of the police station, he suddenly turned back and smiled at the mother and daughter, "Here we are, come on in."
Zhao Qiyan poked her head out to take a look and, frightened, pulled her mother and ran off.(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)